Preston weather to see temperatures of 24C in glorious week but fall short of official heatwave

Avenham and Miller Park. Credit: John Wildman

Preston has a week of glorious weather to look forward to, according to the latest forecast from the Met Office.

Temperatures will begin to rise on Tuesday peaking at 22C with the highest temperature of the week coming on Wednesday with 24C, according to the latest forecast.

The Met Office said that while temperatures will fall outside of heatwave thresholds, many can anticipate a ‘very fine spell’ of weather.

There is a small chance of cloudy spells and rain across the week as a whole but it is not currently expected. Weather is expected to stay fine until Sunday (4 May) before becoming more changeable in the week that follows.

David Oliver, Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “Despite media speculation, next week’s conditions are likely to fall just outside of official Met Office heatwave thresholds. However, this shouldn’t lead to any disappointment as many can anticipate a very fine spell of weather with temperatures reaching 27°C during the middle of the week.”

Matthew Lehnert, Met Office Chief Forecaster, added: “We are not expecting the April UK temperature record to be broken, but some locations may nudge local records.

“Often warm spells are driven by warmer air arriving from further south, but the origins of next week’s air are from Scandinavia and central Europe. This air mass will be warmed by compression as the high pressure begins to build, and this warmth will be boosted by daytime heating from the April sun.”

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